Courts refuse to lift stay of execution in Tennessee
The U S Supreme Court on Wednesday halted Tennessee plans to execute Paul Dennis Reid, a 48 year old convicted of seven murders in 1997, after a federal judge required a mental competency hearing. The state sought back to back executions for Reid and Sedley Alley, but the court delayed the plan and Tennessee law requires a new date if Reid is not executed by midnight.
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Nevada declares state of emergency as wildfires burn across the state
Governor Kenny Guinn announced a state of emergency freeing up resources as more than 1,000 firefighters battled dozens of Nevada fires near Reno and Carson City. About 190 square miles burned since last weekend, with a 70,000 acre blaze in northeast Nevada and a complex of smaller fires threatening roughly 200 homes. The fires grew to 6,000 acres around Carson City along the Sierra’s eastern front.
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Flood evacuations hit Wilkes-Barre as Susquehanna swells
Up to 200,000 people in the Wilkes-Barre area were ordered to evacuate due to rising Susquehanna River levels after a record deluge. Rescue helicopters assisted trapped residents while crews warned levees could be stressed for 48 hours. Across the region in New Jersey New York and Maryland thousands more were told to evacuate amid continued rain and river rises.
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Former judge faces indecent exposure trial in Oklahoma
Former judge Donald D. Thompson, 59, a 23 year veteran, faces four counts of indecent exposure for allegedly using a penis pump in the courtroom while presiding. Jurors watched a defense attorney and prosecutor pantomime masturbation as part of testimony.
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